216 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

216 Buffalo Avenue is a 3-unit, 3-story residential building located in Crown Heights, constructed in 2006 and currently owned by Gareth Isaac. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues, with a particular cluster of plumbing-related problems documented in late 2022 and early 2023. Between October 2022 and March 2023, there were multiple complaints and violations involving toilets, sinks, and bathroom fixtures, including an emergency heat and hot water outage in October 2022.

Most concerning is the current open violation from April 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, following a prior violation from March 2023. The building has also faced pest-related challenges, with two rodent complaints in August 2020 (one of which could not be inspected), and a series of violations from March 2023 specifically targeting pest issues in the second-floor apartment, including roach infestations that require abatement. The property's maintenance history shows a pattern of plumbing issues, with multiple repair requests and violations involving various fixtures.

Recent inspections from March 2023 revealed several open violations in Apartment 2, including problems with fire egress, plumbing fixtures, and evidence of pest infestations. While the building's bedbug report for the period from November 2021 to October 2022 shows no infested units, the failure to file required reports in 2024 has resulted in an open violation. An earlier rodent inspection in 2021-2022 passed, though there was a failed inspection in January 2021 for unspecified reasons, and a successful inspection in May 2017. The most recent housing maintenance code violations from 2022-2023 indicate ongoing issues with building systems and habitability requirements, though some earlier violations from 2020-2021 have been resolved.